aerial shell for pyrotechnic display

This is for those of us who cant wait for standerd shells to dry, its easy and fun. its made from newspaper, white glue, superglue, a ball (or object that will fit your needs), and a hair dryer.(It also recycles old news paper)

Step 1 Prep

white glue, white glue solution (75/25 water/glue), super glue, object wraped in plastic wrap, news paper, razor, scissors, Q-tip, hot air hair dryer.

Comments

[Aron313]

howd you make the lift charge.

[ejay_99]

is the description incomplete?

[jaymanx]

just burn the fuzz off of a tennis ball then cut it in half

[lemonie]

Hi

The image you've shown looks far too thick - you want something thinner and 'crispier' than this. You're also lacking the details to turn the two halves into a shell - is this as far as you've got at the moment?

L

[pyrofirelighter]

once you've got the two halfves and filled them, just put them together and glue and kraft paper it, i guess

[lemonie]

See <strong>tudgeanator</strong>:<br/><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Aerial-Shell-Hemispheres/">http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Aerial-Shell-Hemispheres/</a><br/><br/>L<br/>

[tudgeanator]

How thick should I make my shell? Because you have to paste the shell after you have made it, sooo what thickness should I make the shell on the ball, and then what thickness should I paste it? If I wanted to make a '3 inch' shell what would its actual final diameter be, because the inside diameter of a 3 inch mortar is exactly 3 inches! Thanks in advance

[lemonie]

You want it tough and 'crispy', probably ¹/₈" - but look around for real values. Inner diameter should probably be 2³/₄" - unless you can make it very perfectly spherical you'll need the outer diameter to be a bit less than the 3" tube.

L

[tudgeanator]

Thanks, so i'll form it round a 2 3/4 ball, at about 1/8 of an inch thick, cheers

[lemonie]

Well, best wishes, the material does make a difference too - should be fairly stiff when it's done. L

[tudgeanator]

Thanks alot for your help, i have now made my first few shells using a different method which seems to work very well. I made an 'ible on how to do it so check it out!

[Twotails]

This is as far as i have gotten, im waiting on my supplies from skylighter, and the shells not the best but it works, remember this is about a shell you can make in about an hour, the one in the photo i did make too thick. you can easly peel off the layers(on the inside) or a thinner shell. i also made this shell for one reason and one reason only, my flare-burst star mix ( a solid ping pong ball size star) i fill the cavity with micro stars and primer. its not a scatted burst, but more of a "Pulsing" strobe effect. when i get done i'll add more information, "recipes" and pictures. plus i was makeing this late at night and decided to submit this and re work it later. i've made better shell, but there more time consuming. if you want a detailed description of the process used to make it, you can contact me via PM or Email, i have not the time to fix it now.

[lemonie]

I'll look forward to the rest of it! L

[explosivemaker]

....might want to get a license/etc. before making your own fireworks, especially aerial ones....

[Twotails]

Currently the AFT dosent care if you make them for personel use, some restrictions apply to certain circumstances. read the current edition of the BAFT for more information, or call your local officer.

[explosivemaker]

.....its actually BATF (alcohol, tobacco, firearms)......around here pretty much everything is illegal except sparklers.....if it explodes, leaves the ground, or moves at all, you technically aren't supposed to have it.....I have made smoke bombs, which aren't illegal here....but until if and when I get a license, I am going to stick to non-exploding (homemade) stuff.... ....although around the 4th of july, you can hear mortars going off pretty late at night.....the cops don't seem to care that much.....

[Twotails]

Thats in your area, as i said it depends oncertain circumstances, in my area almost ALL fed-legal fireworks are ok. and "its actually BATF (alcohol, tobacco, firearms)" wrong, its listed AFT, (www.atf.gov) (and is Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, anf Firearms). and i`ve never asked, nor sudgested you make this. its always a good idea to to check with your local Authorities before makeing and device, even as small it might be as a smoke bomb, your local fire marshall might have enforced a ban on smoke devices, for they (sometimes ) generate enough heat to start fires, ect

[explosivemaker]

....feel free to put the letters in what ever order you want but the correct order is BATF or ATF.....

[Twotails]

I ment ATF, i suffer from Dyslexia.